November 4, 2011
Karen Engates, otherwise known as Dr. Science Mom, runs a science camp after school program in Texas. She is a mother with a Ph.D.
She mainly works with grades kindergarten to third, exploring science. In Texas, grades 4 and 5 have regular science time during the week to prepare for state tests. The younger grades do not have a required weekly science time.
Karen does her best to get the kids excited about science, “I try to do my part to get them motivated, learn a few skills using lab equipment, and show them that having fun in science is possible.”
One of her recent science camps was the messiest lab ever with Skewer Through the Balloon, Alka-Seltzer Rockets, Wind Bags, Exploding Corn and a Genie in a Bottle.
Her second graders really enjoyed the Taco Sauce Penny Cleaner experiment and wondered “if taco sauce cleans pennies, just think what it could do for your teeth!”
Maybe they’re on to a new product – Taco Sauce Toothpaste – it’s not so minty.
She also
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Tags: after school activities, after school learning, after school science, Alka-Seltzer Rockets, Bernoulli Wind Bags, Boo Bubbles, dr science mom, Dry Ice Bubbles, elementary science, exploding corn, extracurricular learning, genie in a bottle, Insta Worms, karen engates, science club, Skewer Through the Balloon, STEM, taco sauce cleaner, Taco Sauce Penny Cleaner, texas schools, Wind Bags
Filed under: Science Spotlight
August 29, 2005
About six months ago, 12-year-old Harry Lee contacted me via email. He said he found the “Spangler Science” section on 9NEWS.com and started his own science club in Indonesia. Harry watches the experiments on his computer and then re-creates the fun with his club. Over the past few months, Harry and I have exchanged emails and even talked on the phone – I could tell that there was something special about this young man… he was amazing.
I received a call 3 weeks ago from Harry – he was attending the Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG) at Amherst. I told Harry that I’d love to see him if he ever makes his was to Colorado. The phone rang later that night… it was Harry Lee. “My parents would like us to meet… so I’m coming to Colorado on August 29th.” WOW! I told Harry that I’d like to have him as a guest on 9NEWS to do one of his favorite experiments.
Today, I meet the Lee’s for lunch – Harry, his sister Alexandra and his parents Lilly and Keat – and I know I understand why they say,
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